This article is about the United States Championship that was in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1963 until 1976. For the United States Championship currently defended in WWE, see WWE United States Championship.
Former championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation
WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship
One version of the belt that represented the championship in the 1960s and 1970s
The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1963 and 1976. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. After the title was retired for good, it was replaced, after a three year interval with the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship as the promotion's secondary title.
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